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Landslide blocks Kodari Highway; 600 containers stranded across Nepal-China border

It has been 12 days since landslide debris blocked the way at Iku in Bhotekoshi rural municipality-2. 
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CHAUTARA, Aug 15: As many as 600 containers carrying vegetables and fruits have been stuck across the Nepal-China Friendship (Miteri) Bridge due to landslide-triggered disruption along the Kodari Highway. 



It has been 12 days since landslide debris blocked the way at Iku in Bhotekoshi rural municipality-2. 


Chairperson of Nepal Truck Container Transportation Service, Arjun Sapkota told RSS that it has been difficult for vehicular movement and pedestrians' mobility as landslide debris were not cleared off. 


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The landslide covered almost two-kilometer area. He informed that efforts are underway to pass the container goods by mobilizing porters. He lambasted the government's sluggish efforts for debris removal. 


Meanwhile, Chief of the Charikot-based Road Division Office Amit Kumar Shrestha said incessant flow of mud has caused road disruption while expressing the commitment to open the road after clearing debris. 


RSS


 




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